The Persians and Other Plays: The Persians / Prometheus Bound / Seven Against Thebes / The Suppliants

Aeschylus

Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. "The Persians", the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the final defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis, through the eyes of t...